Chapter 341 The family meeting of the Robert family
There is a small stream winding through the forest. Next to the small stream, where the water flows, a rough water mill is built.
Near the water mill, there are random houses built of mud and wood, covered with dense yellow thatch.
A winding stone path connects these simple houses.
Going around these simple houses, there is a pig house, a chicken pen and a dog kennel. The odors produced by different livestock are mixed together, like a chemically reacted biochemical bomb, which lingers in this area for a long time.
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In front of these livestock residences are low shack-like houses. These shacks are in dilapidated condition and have drafts from almost all sides.
If the simple houses next to the water mill can be called country villas, then these shacks are slums and refugee slums!
Beyond the slums is a wall surrounded by wood!
With the water mill as the center, the two ends of the creek as the starting point, and the semicircular walls surrounded by wood, this is the whole picture of this small village next to the forest!
As night approached, the entire village was plunged into darkness. If the moon hadn't spared its light, the entire village would have been completely invisible.
The village is full of poor people, and few families are willing to light something as expensive as oil candles!
There is only one exception. In a double-deluxe "luxury" house located three meters away from the water mill, dim light shines through the gaps in the house.
This is Robert's home.
Robert's family is a well-known wealthy family in the village. They have many fields, but because they cannot grow them themselves, they choose to rent them out to other landless poor people in the village. Their family is very famous in the village!
However, in addition to the fact that the villagers talk about their wealthy family, the fact that Robert's family has no children is also a long-lasting topic when the villagers chat.
Behind the vulgar chatter of the villagers, there are pairs of hungry eyes.
The villagers are all waiting, when will the Robert family, who has no children to inherit the family property, be unable to keep their property?
Of course not now, Robert is in his prime, and Mrs. Robert has a cylindrical figure that is rare in the village, so the wild men in the village don't dare to take their chances!
But this is all temporary.
Because whether the villagers or Robert's family, they all understand that people will always grow old slowly.
Robert and his wife are no longer young, and they cannot hold on to this inheritance forever.
Of course, that is a matter for the future.
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At this time, in the room with dim lights, Mrs. Robert, who looked like a fat Russian aunt, was glaring angrily at the middle-aged man in front of her. It was her husband, Mr. Robert, who William encountered during this time travel.
The first person who arrived was the villager who brought food to Rapunzel!
And William was standing next to this villager, also known as Robert, with pursed lips and a dull expression. Even Mrs. Robert's fat-gut-like finger pointing showed no sign of anger.
"Robert, are you crazy? You just took him to that high tower, but you took him home? Do you think there is too much food at home? It would be better for me to raise donkeys than to give you this
What a waste of a stupid pig!" Mrs. Robert was furious, pointing angrily at William and scolding her husband.
Because I was too excited and too fat, after finishing these curses in one breath, I felt a little out of breath, looking out of breath and having difficulty breathing.
Robert was frightened and rushed to Mrs. Robert's side, patting her back to comfort her. It took a while for Mrs. Robert to recover.
As soon as she recovered, Mrs. Robert slapped Mr. Robert's hand away angrily and looked at him hatefully.
Mr. Robert smiled bitterly, then put on an apologetic face, and said to Mrs. Robert in a disgusting manner, "Martha, listen to me!"
Mrs. Robert turned around and refused to listen.
Mr. Robert was not discouraged and trotted to the side where Mrs. Robert turned.
Mrs. Robert turned around angrily, and Mr. Robert chased her again.
After repeating this several times, just when William was tired of looking at it and couldn't help but feel sleepy, Mrs. Robert's anger finally subsided a little and she was willing to listen to Mr. Robert's explanation.
"Martha, I brought him back for a reason."'
"Oh, you want to tell me that he is your illegitimate son, right?" Mrs. Robert said coldly and sarcastically. Of course, she also knew that this was impossible.
"Oh, holy light, Martha, my love for you has been verified by God. How could I betray you!" Mr. Robert suddenly vowed.
"Humph!" Mrs. Robert snorted coldly, but knowing that her husband was telling the truth, she did not continue to be sarcastic, but looked at Mr. Robert coldly.
Mr. Robert took a breath secretly, considered his words, and then said cautiously, "Martha, do you feel that the two of us are a little lonely? Maybe we can accept some new members..."
When Mrs. Robert heard this, her face was like dark clouds before a storm, "Are you disgusted that I can't have children?"
That incident more than ten years ago resulted in Mrs. Robert being unable to have children again. No matter how hard Mr. Robert worked, Mrs. Robert was like a dry field that could no longer produce ears of rice.
This moment made Mrs. Robert despair, and as time went by, she also became Mrs. Robert's enemy.
Mr. Robert's occasional wrong words would arouse Mrs. Robert's anger.
And now, what Mr. Robert said was equivalent to igniting a fire of anger in Mrs. Robert's heart.
Mr. Robert was frightened and shouted quickly, "Martha, he is a fool!"
This sentence stunned the bored William next to him, and also made Mrs. Robert temporarily suppress her anger, "Robert, what do you mean by this?"
"Martha, this guy who comes from nowhere is a fool, and he is also a mute! He is a gift from God to us!"
"The one in the forest will not let Lettuce recognize us as our biological parents. She will only give us money and send us jobs! But, you see, my legs and feet are becoming more and more stable, and your breathing is
More and more often, even if we don’t consider anything else, we need someone who can help us!”
"And this guy, I think he's pretty good! He's not from the village, he's a homeless man. He may have been born into a wealthy family. He was either abandoned by his family or accidentally separated. He's not a threat to us, and he doesn't have any bad intentions.
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Mr. Robert was relatively clear about the undercurrent in the village, and his words from the bottom of his heart silenced Mrs. Robert.
After a long time, Mrs. Robert said in a low tone, "How do you know whether he is a fool or a mute?"
"Haha," Mr. Robert smiled, "Isn't this simple? Have you ever seen him say a word since he has been here for so long?"
"Martha, let me tell you, even if I took him to the tower and let him see so many magical things, he didn't react at all and didn't say a word. What does this mean if he's not mute?"
"As for the fool? Hey hey hey, did you see that he didn't want the silver coins I gave him, but he still gave me gold coins?"